Clause 48

Every woman shall be entitled to have and to hold as her separate property, and to dispose of in the manner aforesaid all movable or immovable property which belongs to her at the time of marriage, or is acquired by or devolves upon her after marriage, including any wages, earnings, money and property gained or acquired by her in any employment, trade or occupation in which she is engaged or which she carries on separately from her husband, or by the exercise of any literary, artistic or scientific skill.